The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and WrenchWay are hosting a free webinar on Thursday, Jan. 15 at noon ET entitled “Introducing ASE Connects: Building a Stronger Technician Workforce Together.”

In this webinar, executives from ASE and WrenchWay will provide an inside look at ASE Connects, the new community that empowers shops with data, school connections and industry insights, while helping to grow the future technician workforce.

ASE Connects. This new initiative, in partnership with WrenchWay, is an effort to bring shops, dealerships, and schools together to tackle some of the industry’s most pressing issues.

Indie Garage has been advised that the program is open to industry stakeholders in Canada.

“There are many groups out there doing great work to help with issues like the technician shortage. ASE Connects is meant to supplement, not replace those efforts. Certain aspects simply work better when all parties involved are on one platform rather than individual silos for automotive, diesel or dealer versus independent,” said Dave Johnson, president and CEO of ASE.

“ASE is uniquely positioned to lead this effort. As the industry established organization, we proudly serve the automotive, diesel and collision repair industries and work with businesses of every type, from independent repair shops and dealerships to fleets, manufacturers and schools. ASE Connects brings all these groups together to strengthen the workforce pipeline for the entire industry,”

Connecting industry with schools and gathering useful data are two areas where a centralized approach makes the biggest difference, says the ASE.

Topics covered in the webinar include:

• Workforce challenges ASE Connects is built to solve
• How ASE and WrenchWay are partnering on this initiative
• An overview and walkthrough of membership offerings including the new Industry Data Exchange
• What is coming next for ASE Connects
• How shops can join and get started

For more information or to register, click here.

About the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)

Established in 1972 as a non-profit organization, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is a driving force in the transportation industry. As an independent third party, ASE upholds and promotes high standards of service and repair through the assessment, certification and credentialing of current and future industry professionals, and the prestigious ASE Blue Seal logo identifies professionals who possess the essential knowledge and skills to perform with excellence. Today, there are approximately 220,000 ASE Certified professionals at work in dealerships, independent shops, collision repair shops, auto parts stores, fleets, schools and colleges.

For more information about ASE, visit www.ase.com.